Daegu Mother and Daughter Returning from Syria Confirmed with 'COVID-19'... Local Infections Quiet for 30 Days

As of 0:00 on the 2nd, cumulative confirmed cases in Daegu reach 6,942
Mother and daughter living in Gyeonggi Province consecutively confirmed in Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk

On the afternoon of July 29, at Daegu Samsung Lions Park, spectators silently cheered using only body movements while wearing masks and sitting apart during the professional baseball game of the '2020 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League' between the Hanwha Eagles and Samsung Lions.
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] In Daegu, two people, including a mother in her 20s and an infant, tested positive for COVID-19 as cases of overseas inflow.

According to Daegu City on the 2nd, a woman in her 20s who entered from Syria on July 18 tested positive during a home visit test conducted on the 1st while under self-quarantine in Buk-gu, Daegu, along with her daughter under one year old, and was admitted to Daegu Medical Center.

Accordingly, as of midnight on the 2nd, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Daegu increased to 6,942. The number of recovered patients and deaths remained the same as the previous day at 6,843 (recovery rate 97.2%) and 187, respectively.

Currently, 10 confirmed patients in Daegu are hospitalized and receiving treatment at six hospitals nationwide. In Daegu, no community infections have occurred for 30 consecutive days since the 4th.

Meanwhile, in Gyeongbuk, following a 37-year-old woman residing in Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do, who visited a relative's house in Gyeongsan-si, her 4-month-old daughter also tested positive, increasing the total cumulative confirmed cases in the region to 1,361 (641 in Gyeongsan-si) as of midnight on the 2nd. Community infections in Gyeongbuk occurred for the first time in 26 days since the 5th.

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